ABC: US may have allowed “dozens” of terrorists to emigrate as refugees

posted at 8:41 am on November 20, 2013 by Ed Morrissey

In efforts to provide relocation and safe havens for tens of thousands of Iraqi refugees during the second war with Saddam Hussein and the al-Qaeda insurgency, the US may have allowed several dozen terrorists into the country, thanks to sloppy background checks. Two have already been arrested in Kentucky after an FBI sting caught them trying to move weapons back to Iraq, one of whom had left fingerprints on IEDs in Iraq — and had admitted under question several years ago to being a part of the insurgency. ABC News has the exclusive on this heartwarming development:

Several dozen suspected terrorist bombmakers, including some believed to have targeted American troops, may have mistakenly been allowed to move to the United States as war refugees, according to FBI agents investigating the remnants of roadside bombs recovered from Iraq and Afghanistan.

The discovery in 2009 of two al Qaeda-Iraq terrorists living as refugees in Bowling Green, Kentucky — who later admitted in court that they’d attacked U.S. soldiers in Iraq — prompted the bureau to assign hundreds of specialists to an around-the-clock effort aimed at checking its archive of 100,000 improvised explosive devices collected in the war zones, known as IEDs, for other suspected terrorists’ fingerprints.

“We are currently supporting dozens of current counter-terrorism investigations like that,” FBI Agent Gregory Carl, director of the Terrorist Explosive Device Analytical Center (TEDAC), said in an ABC News interview to be broadcast tonight on ABC News’ “World News with Diane Sawyer” and “Nightline”.

“I wouldn’t be surprised if there were many more than that,” said House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Michael McCaul. “And these are trained terrorists in the art of bombmaking that are inside the United States; and quite frankly, from a homeland security perspective, that really concerns me.”

Alwan is an especially egregious case of bureaucratic incompetence. Not only had he confessed and his fingerprints taken, Alwan ended up on the federal dole after gaining entrance to the US:

But the FBI discovered that Alwan had been arrested in Kirkuk, Iraq, in 2006 and confessed on video made of his interrogation then that he was an insurgent, according to the U.S. military and FBI, which obtained the tape a year into their Kentucky probe. In 2007, Alwan went through a border crossing to Syria and his fingerprints were entered into a biometric database maintained by U.S. military intelligence in Iraq, a Directorate of National Intelligence official said. Another U.S. official insisted that fingerprints of Iraqis were routinely collected and that Alwan’s fingerprint file was not associated with the insurgency.

In 2009 Alwan applied as a refugee and was allowed to move to Bowling Green, where he quit a job he briefly held and moved into public housing on Gordon Ave., across the street from a school bus stop, and collected public assistance payouts, federal officials told ABC News.

So … how many more of these terrorists managed to get past the lax security in the refugee program? It’s a good question, and the estimates above aren’t exactly a confidence-builder. The US already had Alwan’s fingerprints on file and his confession, and yet couldn’t manage to find them when he applied and received refugee status. On the other hand, we haven’t seen a rash of terrorist attacks here in the US over the last few years, which means that the problem may be relatively rare — or that the former terrorists have given up on their jihad, which seems unlikely.

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So they don’t really know if they did or didn’t. Why don’t they know? Shouldn’t there be information on refugees available? Shouldn’t they be on some list because they are not citizens? No, I guess not because this country was built on immigrants and we have to just let everybody that wants to come here in without question. Just like every other country on Earth does. Right?

On the other hand, we haven’t seen a rash of terrorist attacks here in the US over the last few years, which means that the problem may be relatively rare — or that the former terrorists have given up on their jihad, which seems unlikely.

On the other hand, we haven’t seen a rash of terrorist attacks here in the US over the last few years, which means that the problem may be relatively rare — or that the former terrorists have given up on their jihad, which seems unlikely.

Lying in wait, build up enough of a base and then attack. A single bombing of the Mall of America doesn’t do much, but if you can have a series of small scale attacks, that adds up.

On the other hand, we haven’t seen a rash of terrorist attacks here in the US over the last few years, which means that the problem may be relatively rare — or that the former terrorists have given up on their jihad, which seems unlikely.

Or, they could be laying low and training homegrown terrorists.

antipc on November 20, 2013 at 8:49 AM

At the heart of the problem, and the serious concern to the US, is the refusal by govt and “political correctness” to recognize the essential terrorist directive inherent in Islam.

I know, I know, “religion of peace” and all that. But it isn’t. It’s a religion of peace for Muslims, contingent on eradicating everyone who isn’t to create that “peace”.

we haven’t seen a rash of terrorist attacks here in the US over the last few years, which means that the problem may be relatively rare — or that the former terrorists have given up on their jihad, which seems unlikely.

They didn’t give up. They just looked around at how Obama was running the country and just assumed they won.

or that the former terrorists have given up on their jihad, which seems unlikely.

I don’t know. Maybe the answer is to turn them into welfare queens. You don’t see average Obamafare recipients having much inclination to even get a job let alone going out and blow chit up. Maybe a life of Bonbons and soap operas is the cure for radical terrorists.

And here we are, stuck with an administration that views Islamic terrorists much like the O’care website, glitches, and nothing more.

antipc on November 20, 2013 at 8:59 AM

Obama DID say quite publicly that he’d “stand with the Muslims” should the winds change or whatever, should they come under criticism.

The thing about Obama is he’s aired his actual views over and over again and instead of being outraged and alarmed, people fainted and cried and swooned. It’s senseless.

Had many simply taken what Obama revealed about himself seriously beyond the Celebrity Icon factor, they’d have known him to be exactly who he is now — it’s bittersweet to see reality finally peeking through about Obama but the damage he’s done, intentionally, to the US is beyond compare. Which seems to have been his goal all along.

Alwan is an especially egregious case of bureaucratic incompetence. Not only had he confessed and his fingerprints taken, Alwan ended up on the federal dole after gaining entrance to the US:

Well, here’s the problem as I see it. The info which showed him to be a AQ/Insurgent, was all held by the military. The question is, does the military give up all that info to the civilian side so they can peruse it as needed and as they see fit, or does the military keep it and require the civilian inquiries to be made to them and they do the checking?

What bothers me more, not because of the it’s more dire, but it’s supposed to be much more easily prevented, and that is that this guy got on the public dole. There might be an out in that there is some condition in which an I-864 is not required for refugees, but I doubt it. This guy should never have been allowed on the public dole. The sponsors should have been required to support this guy, and yet it appears they weren’t.

It’s hard to feel sympathy for these people. Even if we can fix the problems this administration caused, the idiots will soon rally and start pushing their stupidity again. And again. And again.

Flange on November 20, 2013 at 9:03 AM

I agree. Seems again to boil down to responsible parenting. Because responsible parenting is the only thing that counters the intense indoctrination by Leftwing public education in so many areas (and now pending nationwide if Common Core is fully unfurled) and the inevitable social pressures for most of adult life by the Left upon individuals. Good parenting sets the center upright and without it, individuals just too easily fall victim to the Left Herd Into Socialism.

Just restating the obvious, not suggesting you haven’t already thought pretty much the same.

1 “The future must not belong to those who slander the Prophet of Islam”

2 “The sweetest sound I know is the Muslim call to prayer”

3 “We will convey our deep appreciation for the Islamic faith, which has done so much over the centuries to shape the world — including in my
own country.”

4 “As a student of history, I also know civilization’s debt to Islam.”

5 “Islam has a proud tradition of tolerance.”

6 “Islam has always been part of America”

7 “We will encourage more Americans to study in Muslim communities”

8 “These rituals remind us of the principles that we hold in common, and Islam’s role in advancing justice, progress, tolerance, and the dignity
of all human beings.”

9 “America and Islam are not exclusive and need not be in competition. Instead, they overlap, and share common principles of justice and
progress, tolerance and the dignity of all human beings.”

10 “I made clear that America is not – and never will be – at war with Islam.”

11 “Islam is not part of the problem in combating violent extremism – it is an important part of promoting peace.”

12 “So I have known Islam on three continents before coming to the region where it was first revealed”

13 “In ancient times and in our times, Muslim communities have been at the forefront of innovation and education.”

14 “Throughout history, Islam has demonstrated through words and deeds the possibilities of religious tolerance and racial equality.”

15 “Ramadan is a celebration of a faith known for great diversity and racial equality”

16 “The Holy Koran tells us, ‘O mankind! We have created you male and a female; and we have made you into nations and tribes so that you may
know one another.’”

17 “I look forward to hosting an Iftar dinner celebrating Ramadan here at the White House later this week, and wish you a blessed month.”

18 “We’ve seen those results in generations of Muslim immigrants – farmers and factory workers, helping to lay the railroads and build our
cities, the Muslim innovators who helped build some of our highest skyscrapers and who helped unlock the secrets of our universe.”

19 “That experience guides my conviction that partnership between America and Islam must be based on what Islam is, not what it isn’t. And I
consider it part of my responsibility as president of the United States to fight against negative stereotypes of Islam wherever they appear.”

20 “I also know that Islam has always been a part of America’s story.”

Now we’re seeing why Napolitano was moved into California. The U of CA system, which she’s now Pres. of, is the DNC’s largest donor, nationwide. And the state’s become the Happy Home to many from China, Mexico, Central and South America, Middle East (lots of Muslims recently).

It’s a big, big problem for the US. Napolitano there seems to be to secure the place for those populations and the DNC.

On the other hand, we haven’t seen a rash of terrorist attacks here in the US over the last few years, which means that the problem may be relatively rare — or that the former terrorists have given up on their jihad, which seems unlikely.

Orrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr,…..

They re lying low in classic sleeper cell fashion, please also remember that Iran’s agt’s were very much attendant amongst the Iraqi insurgency. It is therefore quite possible that Revolutionary Guards or Al Quds members using “Iraqi” refugee status as a means of US infiltration.

A security risk of the 1st order in contemplation of “military option” regarding the Iranian weapons programs.

Given that we had identified new & improved IED’s coming from Iran during the course of the Iraqi conflict, I’d be quite curious about what type of manufacture IED Mr. Alwans prints were lifted from.

The Tsarnevs. Refugee status. Got welfare. Made cash illegally fixing cars and keeping a hair salon in their home, to stay on the dole. Hate America. Spent a lot of time using their EBT cards to travel back to Chechnya where they claimed they had to escape from.

The Tsarnevs. Refugee status. Got welfare. Made cash illegally fixing cars and keeping a hair salon in their home, to stay on the dole. Hate America. Spent a lot of time using their EBT cards to travel back to Chechnya where they claimed they had to escape from.

The Justice Department temporarily lost track of two known or suspected terrorists who were in the witness protection program — and allowed others on the no-fly list to board commercial flights — according to a watchdog report which fueled criticism of the administration.

“This is gross mismanagement — pure and simple,” Rep. Bob Goodlatte, R-Va., chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, said in a statement.

The report found agencies in the department did not properly share the new identities of some in witness protection — the lapse meant those new names were not updated in the no-fly list.
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Refugee Resettlement in the United States
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The United States is proud of its history of welcoming immigrants and refugees. The U.S. refugee resettlement program reflects the United States’ highest values and aspirations to compassion, generosity and leadership. Since 1975, Americans have welcomed over 3 million refugees from all over the world. Refugees have built new lives, homes and communities in towns and cities in all 50 states.

I used to think that we had lost our collective minds as a country. While this is still true as applies to the LIVs, we now either have institutional insanity this is by design. Once is an accident, twice is a coincidence, three times is enemy action.

I used to think that we had lost our collective minds as a country. While this is still true as applies to the LIVs, we now either have institutional insanity this is by design. Once is an accident, twice is a coincidence, three times is enemy action.

Give the Left the credit its due for the last several decades, infiltrating our institutions and creating millions of LIVs to suit its purpose in fundamentally transforming our republic.

Media doing battlespace preparation is my guess; getting ready to change the subject away from Obamacare and related failures back to The Evil Boosh – always a winner in lefty/lo-info circles if done correctly.

They may not know much about who they’re letting into the country, but they know everything about you.

Actually they don’t care to know much about who’s coming in, because it works to upset the foundation of our republic, gradually increasing tension and creating the scenario for future nationwide chaos with an ensuing crisis they won’t want to go to waste.

No Muslims should be allowed to move permanently into any non-Muslim land.

Period.

It is civilizational suicide.

Ask Charles Martel. Or Jan Sobieski

Problem solved.

Actually to the Left, its civilizational homicide. The Left loathes western civilization founded on Judeo-Christian principles and has been working to destroy it. Importing hordes of muslims provides the means of that destruction and a lot of lefties will also be glad to convert when the time comes that islam rules over all. In their dreams.